Vegan Meatball Soup

In our family, there are a good many soup lovers and initially we were quite uncertain if we could make vegan soups which taste as good as those made with meat. Thankfully, we discovered a great way to make healthy, delicious vegetable stock which we found to be a great starting point for making soups. This simple soup is based on this stock and also features soy chunks as great meatball replacements. Enjoy!

While the soup is cooking, start preparing the soy chunks. For this, take a medium sized pot and bring water to the boil. Add the soy chunks once the water is boiling and boil them for around 5 minutes. Take out the soy chunks and wash them with cold water. Once the chunks are cooled down, take each one and squeeze out the water.

After the soup has been cooking for 20 minutes, add the soy chunks and a cup or two of water. Increase to medium heat and wait until the soup boils again.

Once the soup boils again, add the Penne. Let it cook for around 2 min.

Then add the broccoli and cook for another 8 min.

Lastly, add the parsley, pepper, salt and Maggi to taste and the soup is ready!!